4. Insulin resistance
Insulin is another hormone that is very important for our body to function properly. It regulates how much sugar our cells absorb from our bloodstream and transform into energy. Sugar is our main source of quickly available energy, but our actual usage increases or decreases depending on our need for energy. For example, our cells need to absorb and burn more sugar when we are exercising than when we are resting.
Insulin is the hormone that controls the rate at which our cells absorb sugar. However, in some cases, the receptors for insulin found in our cells could be resistant, which means that they don’t react to insulin as much as they should, and as a result, our blood sugar levels rise. One of the many consequences of high blood sugar levels is the increase in the production of androgens in the ovaries, which may disrupt the follicular cycle and cause cysts.